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Tourists all set to groove for festive season in Goa
Panaji:
Despite ban of beach parties due to security reasons,
festive fever grips Goa as hotels and clubs get ready
to host Christmas and New Year bashes. Tourists have started
coming here after about three weeks staying away following
the Mumbai terror attacks. The beach shacks having no
business for the past three weeks are back into activity
as visitors from various parts of the world preparing
to celebrate the Christmas and the New Year festivities.
According to Minister of State for External Affairs, the
travel advisories that were issued by various countries
to their citizens not to visit India after the Mumbai
terror attacks have been called off. "I would like to
assure the entire international community that India remains
a safe and attractive destination both for tourists as
well as investors," he added. State Chief Minister Digambar
Kamat said, "We decided that the parties which are held
in open on the beaches, shall not be allowed from December
23 till January 5, taking into consideration all the security
angles. But the parties organised by the hotels within
their premises and within an enclosed area along with
the traditional dances, all shall go on as normal." India
has tightened security around the country, especially
in coastal areas following the Mumbai attacks, in which
militants used a sea route to reach India.
-Dec
22, 2008
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